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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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