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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers 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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