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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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