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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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