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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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