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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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