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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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