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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally 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 several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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