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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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