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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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