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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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