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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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