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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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