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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key 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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