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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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