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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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