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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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