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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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