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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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