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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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