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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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