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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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