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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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