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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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