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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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