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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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