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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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