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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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