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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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