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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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