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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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