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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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