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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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