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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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