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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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