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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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