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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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