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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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