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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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