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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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