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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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