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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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