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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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