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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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