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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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