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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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