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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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