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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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