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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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