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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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