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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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