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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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