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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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