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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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