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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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