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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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