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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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