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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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