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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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