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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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