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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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