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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies 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 assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses 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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