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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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