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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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