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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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