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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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