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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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