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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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