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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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