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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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