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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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