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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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