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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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