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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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