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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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