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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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