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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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