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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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