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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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