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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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