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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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