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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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