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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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