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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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