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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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