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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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