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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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