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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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