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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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