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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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