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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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