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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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