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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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