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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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