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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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