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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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