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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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