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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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