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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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