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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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