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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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