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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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