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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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