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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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