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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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