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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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