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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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