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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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