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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches 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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