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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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