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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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