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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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