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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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