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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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