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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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