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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses 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 MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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