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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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