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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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