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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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