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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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