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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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