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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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