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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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