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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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