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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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