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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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