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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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