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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business 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 educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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