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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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