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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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