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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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