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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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