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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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