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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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