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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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