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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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