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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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