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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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