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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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