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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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