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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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