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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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