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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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