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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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