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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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