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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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