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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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