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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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