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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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