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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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