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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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