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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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