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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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