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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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