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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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