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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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