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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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