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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the 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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