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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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