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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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