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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What 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 we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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