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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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