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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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