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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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