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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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