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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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