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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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