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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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