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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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