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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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