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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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