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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major 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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