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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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