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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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