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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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