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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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