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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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