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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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