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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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