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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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