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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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