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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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