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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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