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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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