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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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