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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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