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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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