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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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