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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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