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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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