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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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