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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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