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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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