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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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