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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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