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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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