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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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