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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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