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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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