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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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