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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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