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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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