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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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