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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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