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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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