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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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