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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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