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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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