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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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