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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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