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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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