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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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