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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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