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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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