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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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