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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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