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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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