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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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