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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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