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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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