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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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