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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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