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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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