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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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