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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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