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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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