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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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