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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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