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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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