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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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