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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses 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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