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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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