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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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