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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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