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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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