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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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