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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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