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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key 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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