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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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