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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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