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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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