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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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