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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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