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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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