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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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