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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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