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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business 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 teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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