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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 (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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