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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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