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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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