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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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