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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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