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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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