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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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