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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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