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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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