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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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