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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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