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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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