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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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