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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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