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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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