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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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