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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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