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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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