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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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