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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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