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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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