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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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