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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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