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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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