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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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