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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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