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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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