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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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