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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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