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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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