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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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