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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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