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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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