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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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