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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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