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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies 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 problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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