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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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