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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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