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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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