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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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