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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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