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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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