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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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