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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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