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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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