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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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