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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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