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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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