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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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