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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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