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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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