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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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