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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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