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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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