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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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