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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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