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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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