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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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