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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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