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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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