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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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