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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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