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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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