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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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