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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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