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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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