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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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