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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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