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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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