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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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