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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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