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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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