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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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