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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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