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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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