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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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