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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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