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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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