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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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