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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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