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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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