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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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