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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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