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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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