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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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