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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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