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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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