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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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