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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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