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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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