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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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