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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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