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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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