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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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