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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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