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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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