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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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