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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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