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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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