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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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