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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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