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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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