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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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