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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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