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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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