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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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