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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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