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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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