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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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