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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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