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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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