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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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