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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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