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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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