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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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