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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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