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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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