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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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