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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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