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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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