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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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