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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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