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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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