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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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