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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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