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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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