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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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