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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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