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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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