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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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