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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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