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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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