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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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