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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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