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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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