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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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