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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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