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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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