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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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