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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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