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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important 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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