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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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