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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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