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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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