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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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