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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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