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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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