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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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