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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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