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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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