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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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