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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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