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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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