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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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