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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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