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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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