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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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