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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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