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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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