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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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