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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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