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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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