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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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