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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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