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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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