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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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