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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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