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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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