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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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