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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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