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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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