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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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