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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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