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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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