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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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