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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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