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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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