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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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