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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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