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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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