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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education