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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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