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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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