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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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