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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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