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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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