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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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