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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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