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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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