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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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