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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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