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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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