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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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