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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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