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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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