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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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