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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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