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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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