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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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