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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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