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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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