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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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