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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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