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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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