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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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