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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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