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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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