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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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