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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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