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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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