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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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