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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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