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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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