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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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