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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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