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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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