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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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