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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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