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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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