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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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