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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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