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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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