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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning enable people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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