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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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