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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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