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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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