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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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