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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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