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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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