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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that teachers 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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