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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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