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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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