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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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