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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses 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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