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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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