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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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