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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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