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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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