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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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