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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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