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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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