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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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