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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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