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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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