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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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