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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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