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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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