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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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