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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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