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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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