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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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