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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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