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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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