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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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