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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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