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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines 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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