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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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