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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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