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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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