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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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