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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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