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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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