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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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