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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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