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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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